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Scientists need to think and dream big if they’re going to support the agriculture industry to make the transformational changes it needs to thrive in our changing climate. That’s according to the head of one of Australia’s largest wheat breeding companies. Talking to the ABC last week, Intergrain CEO Tress
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As the former interim Director of the ANU node of the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF), it was fantastic to hear that the Australian Government has awarded $60 million towards expanding its national footprint. The funding, through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), will be matched by state governments,
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This month, I visited the World Vegetable Center (WVC) in Tainan, Taiwan. Celebrating its 50th year, the mission of the WVC is to deliver: “Healthier lives and more resilient livelihoods through greater diversity in what we grow and eat”. In addition to undertaking research to improve breeding of globally-important fruit
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Countries need to invest in long-term agricultural research and development if we are to create a food secure world. That was the message from the United States Government’s chief advisor on the topic to the Crawford Fund Conference in Canberra earlier this month. U.S. Special Envoy on Global Food Security,
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CEAT Hub member PPB Technology has won ‘Best in Class for Medical and Scientific Equipment’ at the 2023 Australian Good Design Awards for their CYBERTONGUE® Food Testing System. Founder Dr Stephen Trowell attended the awards ceremony on 8 September in Melbourne and was on hand to collect the award. The
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Researchers from the ANU Research School of Biology and Research School of Engineering have received support for projects with a focus on solving agricultural challenges in the latest round of funding under the CEAT Strategic Investment Program. Congratulations to Professor Bob Furbank (ANU Research School of Biology), Associate Professor Benjamin
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With August ending, researchers at ANU have been busily preparing to begin field work on a four-year, $1.9 million project funded by the Grains Research Development Corporation that will help Australian wheat breeders develop novel heat tolerant wheat germplasm. In collaboration with cereal breeding company InterGrain, Australian-based universities (Uni Sydney,
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Victoria Taylor became the Chair of the CEAT Governance Committee in 2020. Following the Committee’s final meeting last month, she reflects on what she’s learnt over the past three years. While living in the United States in 2019 and 2020, I observed the establishment and growth of a number of
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More than 80 people turned out to the CEAT Innovation Hub last week for what was a fitting celebration of the achievements of our first five years. At the event, ANU Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt spoke about the importance of CEAT in providing the environment and support structures to enable